General Hoang Xuan Chien receives the Cambodian army general.

On the morning of December 11th, at the Ministry of National Defence headquarters, Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Minister of National Defence, received General Nem Sowath, Director General of the General Department of Policy and Foreign Affairs, Ministry of National Defence of Cambodia.

During the meeting, General Hoang Xuan Chien emphasized that Vietnam and Cambodia are close neighbors with a traditional relationship of solidarity and friendship. Vietnam highly values ​​the good neighborly relations, traditional friendship, and comprehensive, sustainable long-term cooperation with Cambodia.

General Hoang Xuan Chien receives General Nem Sowath

PHOTO: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE

General Hoang Xuan Chien expressed his confidence that, under the leadership of the Cambodian People's Party headed by President Hun Sen and the governance of Prime Minister Hun Manet, Cambodia will achieve even greater accomplishments in the future.

Highly appreciating the results of cooperation between the two countries ' defense ministries in the past, Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien suggested that in the coming time, both sides continue to comprehensively implement the Defense Cooperation Protocol for the period 2025-2029, the agreements signed between the two defense ministries; and implement the Cooperation Plan for 2026.

General Hoang Xuan Chien affirmed that the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence always supports and creates all favorable conditions for the two agencies to strengthen cooperation, contributing to further deepening Vietnam-Cambodia defence cooperation.

For his part, General Nem Sowath stated that Cambodia always remembers Vietnam's assistance in the cause of liberating the country from the Pol Pot genocidal regime; and highly appreciated the coordination between the functional agencies of the two ministries of defense in implementing the Defense Cooperation Protocol for the period 2025-2029 and the Cooperation Plan for 2025.

General Nem Sowath expressed his hope that in the future, the two sides will continue to coordinate the implementation of the agreed-upon cooperation contents, thereby contributing to further deepening bilateral defense cooperation.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thuong-tuong-hoang-xuan-chien-tiep-dai-tuong-quan-doi-campuchia-185251211135443647.htm